Can i safely buy an ebay battery from hongkong?

Living on a boat, power is always an issue and the 12v problem hasn't been solved by anyone yet!! I want to buy a second battery so that when I am running a generator to charge other batteries I can stock up and have more usage of my laptop. A new one from the apple store is £100 but ebay are selling for £50 (new) from China and Hong Kong, has anyone bought these and are they the real deal? I'd hate to buy one and it overheats and explodes or doesn't hold a charge etc etc.

I've purchased a few "genuine" Apple products from China/Hong Kong from different vendors on eBay. All I can say is that, almost everything I bought worked, but far from genuine.
So don't expect quality Apple products from eBay. I'd stick to US sellers with high feedback ratings.

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